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Three Die in New York City Traffic Incidents

Two elderly pedestrians are struck by vehicles; a young woman dies in Brooklyn crash

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Mark Morales

Nov. 8, 2015 9:16 p.m. ET

Two elderly pedestrians were struck by vehicles and killed over the weekend in Manhattan and Queens, while a young woman died after a car crash in Brooklyn, police said.

Luisa Rosario, 88 years old, was crossing West 109th Street near Columbus Avenue in Manhattan and was in the cross walk when she was struck by a taxi that was turning right onto West 109th Street after traveling south on Columbus Avenue at about 12:44 a.m. Sunday, police said.